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Biden Again Strengthens Vehicle Emissions Standards

April 13, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Again Strengthens Vehicle Emissions Standards

WASHINGTON, DC, April 13, 2023 (ENS) – The benefits of the “most ambitious pollution standards ever,” will top costs by US$1 trillion, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency promised Tuesday, announcing [...]

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LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions

March 23, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 23, 2023 (ENS) – A federal court in Louisiana is being asked to order a Japanese company manufacturing neoprene in the state, to install pollution controls [...]

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Gov/Politics

Freight Train Derailment Politics

March 9, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Freight Train Derailment Politics

WASHINGTON, DC, March 9, 2023 (ENS) – Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw apologized today during a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for the February [...]

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EPA Acts to Keep ‘Inactive’ Forever Chemicals Off the Market

February 3, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on EPA Acts to Keep ‘Inactive’ Forever Chemicals Off the Market

WASHINGTON, DC, February 3, 2023 (ENS) – They’re called “forever chemicals” for a reason – because they don’t break down in the environment over time. Toxic per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, [...]

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EPA Opens Environmental Justice Office to Support Civil Rights

October 10, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on EPA Opens Environmental Justice Office to Support Civil Rights

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WASHINGTON, DC, October 10, 2022 (ENS) – The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has just established the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights to serve underprivileged [...]

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Air/Climate

Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Climate, Clean Energy Bill Into Law

August 18, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Climate, Clean Energy Bill Into Law

WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2022 (ENS) – As President Joe Biden signed the $739 billion Inflation Reduction Act into law at the White House on Tuesday, he showcased what motivates [...]

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Bypassed for Decades, Great Lakes Get Billion Dollar Cleanup

February 18, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Bypassed for Decades, Great Lakes Get Billion Dollar Cleanup

LORAIN, Ohio, February 18, 2022 (ENS) – In Lorain, once famed for its shipyards, where the Black River flows into Lake Erie, President Joe Biden Thursday announced that his administration [...]

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LOUISIANA: Lawsuit Over Blacks Who Bear Worst U.S. Cancer Risk

January 24, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on LOUISIANA: Lawsuit Over Blacks Who Bear Worst U.S. Cancer Risk

WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2022 (ENS) – Black residents of Louisiana’s St. John the Baptist Parish have been subjected to the highest cancer risk from air pollution in the nation [...]

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U.S. EPA Issues Strictest-Ever GHG Emissions Standards

December 20, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. EPA Issues Strictest-Ever GHG Emissions Standards

WASHINGTON, DC, December 20, 2021 (ENS) – The strongest vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards ever established for the U.S. light-duty vehicle sector were set today by the U.S. Environmental Protection [...]

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Burning Toxic Firefighting Foam Hazardous to Human Health

November 22, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Burning Toxic Firefighting Foam Hazardous to Human Health

WASHINGTON, DC, November 22, 2021 (ENS) – Just a month after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new plan to cope with the wide spread of PFAS, a group [...]

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US EPA to Regulate, Clean Up Non-stick ‘Forever Chemicals’

October 24, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on US EPA to Regulate, Clean Up Non-stick ‘Forever Chemicals’

WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2021 (ENS) – Toxic when ingested, persistent in the environment, PFAS are manufactured chemicals used in industrial and consumer products worldwide since the 1950s. Now, the [...]

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Biden Drives EV Demand With 2030 Net-Zero Emissions Ambitions

August 7, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Drives EV Demand With 2030 Net-Zero Emissions Ambitions

WASHINGTON, DC, August 6, 2021 (ENS) – President Joe Biden leaves no doubt about his administration’s policy on electric vehicles. “America must lead the world on clean and efficient cars [...]

Air/Climate

Biden’s Green Team Takes Shape With Race, Gender Firsts

January 13, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Biden’s Green Team Takes Shape With Race, Gender Firsts

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 13, 2021 (ENS) – President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office on January 20 at noon, has nominated a team of seasoned environmental leaders to fill his [...]

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  • TEXAS: Houston to Stop Illegal Dumping on Black, Latino Areas
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  • COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
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